I saw this on the local news tonight and thought I’d share!
https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/video-customer-orders-in-navajo-and-is-surprised-when-worker-understands-her/
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That’s pretty awesome! I did understand her greeting, but that was it 
And I loved that onyx cluster ring she had on.
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I love to hear it spoken.
I occasionally hear people speaking Navajo in the grocery store.
Now I want an onyx cluster ring, too!!
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Is there an app for learning Navajo?
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@here4turquoise I came across these apps on a search: Speak Navajo / Duolingo / Rosetta Stone. The Speak Navajo app states that it provides a dictionary & phrasebook of Navajo words & phrases.
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Great! Thank you @Patina I have a new project to work on.
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@here4turquoise
Did you hear many people speaking in Native language when you were on your trip?
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No, not many at all.
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I tried the first lesson of Navajo language in Duolingo. It gives a few simple words and phrases, mostly for greetings. Might be worth learning even if only to greet an elder in Navajo 
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P.S. I got curious and did a Google search to see if there are any language resources online for Dene – the northern Athabaskan language of Canada that is related to the (southern Athabaskan) Diné/Navajo. There is (for the Dene language as spoken in the Dehcho region of the Northwest Territories), and you can check it out here. Might be interesting to compare some common words in both languages.
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Thank you @chamekke I will look into this too.
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Cool story! But am I the only one not entirely surprised that someone in Gallup understood Dine? It must be less commonly spoken than I realize. It’s beautiful to hear Native languages spoken.
I recently got an onyx cluster ring
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My mother-in-law was from Isleta Pueblo, and she spoke Tiwa, but mostly just with her sisters.
My husband regrets the fact that she never taught it to her children.
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I 100% agree with your husband. It’s such a huge loss to lose heritage and tradition.
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Nice onyx ring you’re wearing.
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Had two semesters of Navajo at UNM Gallup branch when I Lived there. Did not gain fluency, but learned enough to get myself into trouble, and provide entertainment for the old ladies who often had a good laugh at my expense when I attempted to communicate.
Was surprised to learn that Tesla AI (Grok) can communicate in the the tongue although I’m not sure how fluently. I’ve been working with ‘Grok’ from time to time to brush up on German, and improve my very limited Spanish, and can attest to it’s abilities to teach and correct, and review at least as well as a human instructor. It’s also very patient. I believe the App is currently free, so you might want to take a stab at it if you’re interested in picking up some Navajo.
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Thank you @mmrogers I would love to hear about the old ladies entertainment.
The reason I picked up this topic is I saw a wldery Navajo lady Jo D’s laundromat in Kayenta. She was wearing some beautiful cluster jewelry. I would have loved to compliment her on it in Navajo.
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Nizhoni eh’. “It’s lovely”, (cue old Navajo ladies laughing at my accent).
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Always willing to help. Thank you.
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probably surprised to see a bilagáana even trying! 
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